COUNCILLORS

Listed below are all the Town Councillors, including their photos and current areas of Town Council responsibility. You can also find out who represents certain organisations by clicking here for a full list of the representatives.

You can contact the Councillors direct or via the Town Clerk's Office.

Cllr. Esme Butler (Langton St Leonards Ward)

Town Mayor

Serving Councillor since May 1999

Past Mayor 2002/2003 and 2005/2006

Ex-Officio Member of all Committees and Working Groups

Chairman of Corn Exchange Working Group

Member of Tough Choices & Project Planning Working Group

Town Council Representative to Blandford Forum Charities and PACT

Click here to read the Incoming Mayor's Speech at Mayor Making Ceremony

Cllr. Rosemary J Holmes (Damory Down Ward)

Deputy Town Mayor

Serving Councillor since January 1990

Past Mayor 2000/2001

Ex-Officio Member of all Committees and Working Groups

Chairman of Planning Committee

Town Council Representative to Clean Up Blandford Campaign, Blandford Forum Charities, PACT and DAPTC Larger Councils (Deputy)

Cllr Bob Brannigan (Langton St Leonards Ward)

Serving Councillor since December 2009

Vice Chairman of Planning Committee

Member of Town & General Purposes Committee

Town Council Representative to Blandford & District Civic Society, DT11 Forum Community Partnership and Preetz Twinning Association

Ancient Monuments Officer

Cllr. Harold Galpin (Damory Down Ward)

Serving Councillor since October 2000

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Recreation & Amenities Committee

Member of Finance & Staffing Committee

Town Council Representative to Allotment Society and the Mortain & Blandford Twinning Association

Cllr. Steve Hitchings (Hilltop Ward)

Serving Councillor since May 2003

Past Mayor 2007/2008

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Town & General Purposes Committee

Member of Corn Exchange Working Group

Town Council Representative to Blandford Forum Charities

North Dorset District Councillor for Hilltop Ward

Cllr Sylvia Hixson Andrews (Old Town Ward)

Serving Councillor since May 2007

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Recreation & Amenities Committee

Member of Corn Exchange Working Group

Town Council Representative to AGE UK, Allotment Society, Blandford Public Transport Group Parish Transport Representative, Foundation Governors Blandford Secondary School Foundation, North Dorset Youth Council, and TREADS

Cllr Hilary Lawson (Damory Down Ward)

Serving Councillor since December 2009

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Recreation & Amenities Committee

Town Council Representative to Blandford & District Civic Society and Rights of Way Officer

Cllr. Lynn Lindsay (Station Ward)

Serving Councillor since 1999

Past Mayor 2003/2004 and 2009/2010

Chairman of Recreation & Amenities Committee

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Finance & Staffing Committee

Member of Corn Exchange Working Group

Town Council Representative to Blandford Leisure Centre Action Group and Great Dorset Steam Fair

Cllr. Sara Loch (Old Town Ward)

Serving Councillor since October 2000

Past Mayor 2008/2009

Chairman of Finance & Staffing Committee

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Recreation & Amenities Committee

Member of Corn Exchange Working Group

Town Council Representative to Blandford Forum Charities, Blandford Museum Trust, DAPTC North Dorset Representative (Deputy), Foundation Governors Blandford Secondary School Foundation, DT11 Forum Community Partnership and North Dorset Youth Council

Cllr. Mike Owen (Station Ward)

Serving Councillor May 1991 to May 2007 - re-elected August 2007

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Recreation & Amenities Committee

Town Council representative as Tree Warden

Cllr A Pemberton (Old Town Ward)

Serving Councillor since May 2007

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Town & General Purposes Committee

Member of Finance & Staffing Committee

Town Council representative as TIC Observer (Deputy)

Cllr. Peter Randall (Hilltop Ward)

Cllr. Isabel C Rose (Station Ward)

Serving Councillor since October 2005

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Town & General Purposes Committee

Member of Corn Exchange Working Group

Town Council Representative to Blandford Opportunity Group

Cllr Jackie Stayt (Hilltop Ward)

Serving Councillor since May 2007

Chairman of Town & General Purposes Committee

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Finance & Staffing Committee

Town Council Representative to Mortain & Blandford Twinning Association, Chamber of Trade, DT11 Forum Community Partnership (Deputy), DAPTC Larger Councils and North Dorset Representative, and TIC Observer

Cllr Frances West (Old Town)

Serving Councillor since 30 July 2009

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Town & General Purposes Committee

Member of Finance & Staffing Committee

Town Council Representative to Blandford Museum Trust, Blandford Public Transport Group Parish Transport Representative and Chamber of Trade

Cllr. Haydn White (Station Ward)

Serving Councillor since 1983

Past Mayor 1998/1999, 1995/1996 and 1999/2000

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Recreation and Amenities Committee

Member of Finance & Staffing Committee

Town Council representative on William Williams Charity, DT11 Forum Community Partnership, Blandford Area Youth Management Committee, and DAPTC Larger Councils and North Dorset representative

TOWN COUNCIL REPRESENTATION ON

EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS

The Town Council appoints Councillors to act as representatives to organisations and groups within the town. Councillors' involvement as representatives in the local community develops greater understanding within the Council of the role of these organisations and groups. Representatives are nominated either at the request of a particular organisation/group or, if core funding has been granted, at the request of the Town Council.

The term of office for representatives is normally for a period of one year commencing from the Statutory Annual Meeting of the Town Council in May. Town Council representatives are expected to regularly attend meetings of the organisation they represent and take an active part in its operations. Annual reports are submitted by each representative to the Statutory Annual Meeting of the Town Council in May.

Please click here for a full list of the representatives.